Clothes wringer



Dee. 15,1925. 1,565,961

` -Ea. E. slFfE CLDTHES WRINGER Filed Aug. 6, 1923 Patented Dec. 15, 1925i.

UNITED STATES BRUCE E. SIPE, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

CLOTHES WRINGER.

of articles around the rolls or either of` them, and with means whereby the wringer can be set in different positions or angles with 'respect to its support, for the convenience of the operator. Another object is to generally improve wringers of the class mentioned, as regards dependability of operation, durability, ease ofcontrol and inexpensiveness of manufacture.

With these objects in view the invention consists in certain novel and useful features of construction and combinations of parts as hereinafter described and claimed; and in order that it may be fully understood reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of a wringer embodying the invention, and a part of the support of the wringer.

Figure 2 is a vertical section taken on the line Il-II of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is avertical section taken on the line III-III of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a fragmental perspective view of one of the bearing blocks and the guard for the upper roll of the'wringer.

Figure 5 is a detailed perspective view of one of the guards for the lower roll of the wringer. p

Figure 6 is a detailed perspective view of one of the bearings for the lower roll.

Figure 7 is a vertical section of a part of the frame to disclose the drain table securing device, the table and certain other parts being omitted from the ligure.

Figure 8 is a horizontal section on the line VIII--VIII of Figure.

Referring now to the drawing, in which similar reference characters denote corresponding parts in all of the figures, 1 indi-Y cates a substantially rectangular up-right frame having an internal channel extending Application filed August 6, 1923. Serial No. 655,871.

along .its top and side, the frame comprising two similar sections fitting together sidewise and held in place by bolts or thelike. The frame is secured at one end to a casting 2 mounted for horizontal swinging movement on a suitable support 3, the support being preferably a gear housing, and said support is provided with one or Vmore notches 4 adapted for engagement by a locking-pin 5 mounted in depending portions of the frame, as at 6. A spring 7 is mounted on said lrod and bears at its opposite ends against a collar 8 on the rod and one of the portions 6, and outward of the latter is provided with a. handle V9 whereby the rod can be retracted from engagement with the notch 4 to permit the frame to be swung to the desired position and so secured by the spring-actuated locking-rod 5.

Secured in the lower end of the channel of the frame are a pair of bearing blocks 10 provided with suitable bearings 11 for the driven shaft 12, said shaft projecting into the cast-ing 2 and being adapted for connection with gearing, not shown, for the operation of the wringer, it being .understood that the special type of mechanism for driving the shaft 12 is unimportant in this connection and is therefore neither detailed in the drawing nor described. The shaft carries the usual wringer roller 13 and a gear-wheel 14 loosely interineshed with a similar gear-wheel 15 on asecond shaft 16, for the upper roller 17. The shaft 16 finds a bearing in bie bearings 18 mounted in the lower ends of vertically slidable blocks A19 fitting in the channeled frame and capable of independent or conjoint upward or downward movement therein to accommodate the bulk of material passing between the wringer rollers. The blocks are provided with transverse grooves 20, in their upper ends and vertical notches 21 extending downward from said grooves. A. guard 22 of substantially inverted U-shaped cross section, has end-tongues 23 fitting in the notches of said blocks and is adapted to prevent clothes froin winding about the upper roll, and to prevent articles getting caught between the ends of the rolls and the frame or bearings, the blocks have guard flanges 2l and 24a for respectively overlapping the ends of rolls 17 and 13.

To -serve as guards against the winding or wrapping o fr articles around the lower roll,

guards 21; Vtit against opposite sides ot such roll and are pivot-ally suspended by arms 26 from soclzets 2T formed on the sides of the frame, the said guards respectively Jitunctioning accordingly as the wash is passed through the wringer from one side or the other.

To hold the rolls yieldingly together with suiiicient force lor proper wringing action, the following mechanism is employed: in upwardly bowed spring 28 is engaged at its ends with the grooves 2O Vand overlies and closes the open upper ends et the notches 21 oi' said blocks 19, and a vertical screw 29 engages the spring at its center to apply downward pressure thereon. The screw is mounted in an arm 30 pivoted for vertical movement in the upper part of the frame. fr lever also pivoted in the frame and overhangs the tree end or the pivoted arm to hold the same depressed to operative position against the upward pressure of the spring, anda spring 32 bearing against said `=rever and the trame, is adapted to return the former to the position shown in Figures l and 2, after each depression thereof, it being understood that when said lever is depressed it permits the compressed spring 28 to throw the screw and pivoted` arm upward and thus relax the pressure of the upper roll upon the lower roll.

A drain table 33 extends through the iframe below the roll i3 and guards 25 and is adjustable to slope in one direction or the other. lt has side channels engaged by lugs 235 ot bearing blocks l0, whereby its adjustment in one direction or the ther is positively limited, and it is stabilized in one position or the other by resting on the bottom of the frame. To hold it against slippage through pressure applied tending to slide it on the bottom and lugs 35, it is provided with sets ot depending teeth 36, one or the 'r ot which being engaged w'm1 the uninp' arm ot a horizontal fork 3T fitting mgly in one side portion. oil the trame, the channel Bet at the corresponding side ot 'the table, receiving the other or at that time inoperative arm ot the. lorlt, as indicated by dotted lines in Figure 2. The table cannot rock on lugs 35 as rocking movement in one direct-ion is prohibited by contact of the underside ot the taole with the bottom of the iframe of the wringer, and in the other direction through engagement ot' a set of the teeth 36 with one ot the tines 3.7 oi: the forli, the other tine as mentioned having no function to perform but being received withinthe channel of the table as otherwise it would interfere with the operation of its companion tine in engaging the teeth. llhe 't rlt has a. stem exeending through the trame, and provided with a handle 39, and a springi() lits around the stem and bears against. the trame and Yiiork to yieldingly ad vance the fork to the operative position described. A pull appliedto the handle will retract the forl to permit the table toibo adjusted to a reversed position and angle suitable for proper functioning when wash7 is l tive position by rotative movement, as the arms ot the fork `lit in notches il formed in inturned flanges d2 of the. @aid flanges are also notched at i8 eceive the side i'ianges /-ei ot the bearing blocks l() tor the proper support of the lower roll.

rl`he operation of the wringer obvious trom the description' of the function or" the various parts, it beingapparent that no oil- L, is necessary as the water e3;A fessed from the wash will serve for lubrication' purposes. Prior to the assembly of the parts, however, the ber bearing blocks are soaked in oil and thus promote ease of andquietness in operation.

From the above description it will be clear trat l have produced. a device of the'charactor described, which embodies the features of advantage set forth, and which is susceptible of modilication in minor particulars without departing tromV the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

l claim:

l. ln a clothes wringer, a trame, a roller mounted in said frame, a pair ot vertically sliding blocks in said trameabove said roller and formed with bearings and above the latter with vertical notches, a second roller mounted for rotation in the bearings of said sliding blocks, a guard resting on said second roller and having its ends received within saidnotches of the blocks.

2. ln a clothes wringer, a' frame, a roller mounted in said trame, a pair of vertically sliding blocks in said frame above the roller and formed with bearings and above the latter with vertical notches and transverse grooves, a s cond roller mounted 'for rotation in the bearings ot said blocks, a guard resting on said second roller and having its ends received within said notches, a spring l .tit-ted at its ends in the groovesofrv the blocks and overlying the vertical n0telie::, and means tor imposing` pressure on said` spring to apply yielding pressure on the sliding blocks to engage the second roller with the first roller.

3. In a clothes wringer, a traine, a lower roller mountedA in said frame, a pair oi vertically sliding blocks in .said trame above the lower roller and termed with bearings and above thelatter with vertical notches opening at their upper ends in transverse grooves, au. ripper rollerl mounted Mlor rotation in the bearings ot said bearing blocles.y a guard resting on said upper roller and having its ends received Within said notches, a spring fitted at its ends in the grooves of the blocks and covering the upper open ends of the notches, and means 'for imposing pressure on said spring to apply yielding pressure on the sliding bearing blocks to engagev the upper roller with the lower roller.

4. In a clothes Wringer the combination of a frame having upright spaced channelled sides, bearings in the channelled sides, having inwardly-projecting lugs, a drain table extending through the frame and partially supported thereby when in operative position and provided with side channels engaged by said lugs, and at one side with depending teeth adjaeent the ends of one of the channels, and spring-actuated means for engaging either of said teeth to cooperate with the said lugs and frame in holding the table at the desired point of adjustment and in tilted position.

In a clothes Wringer, the combination with an upright frame having inwardlyprojecting lugs, a drain table extending through the frame and partially supported thereby when in operative position and provided With side channels engaged by said lugs7 spaced teeth depending from said drain table, and a springadvanced 'lorlr mounted in one side of the frame, the tines of said fork being alternatively adapted to engage the teeth or the channel of said table according to the position of the latter and cooperate With the lug and 'frame in holding the table in position.

In Witness whereof I hereunto aflix my signature.

BRUCE E. SIPE. 

